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THE 
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



OF THE 



SOCIETY OP THE ARMY OP 
SANTIAGO DE CUBA 



WITH AN HISTORICAL SKETCH 



ORGANIZED IN THE 

GOVERNOR'S PALACE, SANTIAGO DE CUBA 

JULY 31, v&m 



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PRESS OF CARSON-HARPER CO. 

DENVER, COLO. 

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PRESIDENT, 
Major-General JOHN C. BATES, U. S. A. 

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT, 

Major-General JOSEPH WHEELER, U. S. V. 

(Brig.-Gen. U. S. A., retired.) 

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT, 

Major-General J. FORD KENT, U. S. V. 

(Brig.-Gen. IT. S. A., retired.) 

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT, 
Lieut. General ADNA R. CHAFFEE, U. S. A. 

FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT, 

Major-General H. S. HAWKINS, U. S. V. 

(Brig.-Gen. U. S. A., retired.) 

SECRETARY AND TREASURER, 
Lieut. Colonel ALFRED C. SHARPE, Asst. Adjt.-Gen. U. S. A. 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND TREASURER, 



HISTORIAN, 
Major G. CREIGHTON WEBB, Inspector-General U. S. V. 

REGISTRAR-GENERAL, 
Colonel PHILIP READE, U. S. A. 

FIRST DIVISION REGISTRAR, 
Major L. W. V. KENNON, 10th U. S. Infantry 

SECOND DIVISION REGISTRAR, 
Lieut. Col. JAMES T. KERR, A. A. G., U. S. A. 

THIRD DIVISION REGISTRAR, 
Colonel CHARLES MORTON, 7th U. S. Cavalry 

FOURTH DIVISION REGISTRAR, 
Lieut. Col. JOHN JACOB ASTOR, Insp 'r-Gen. TJ. S. V. 



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Major-General JOHN C. BATES, U. S. A. 
Major-General JOSEPH WHEELEE, U. S. V. 

Major-General J. FOED KENT, U. S. V. 

Lieut. General ADNA E. CHAFFEE, U. S. A. 

Major-General H. S. HAWKINS, U. S. V. 

Lieut. Col. ALFEED C. SHAEPE, A. A. G., U. S. A. 

Major G. CEEIGHTON WEBB, Insp 'r-Gen. U. S. V. 

Colonel PHILIP EEADE, 23rd U. S. Infantry. 

Major L. W. V. KENNON, 10th U. S. Infantry 

Lieut. Col. JAMES T. KEEE, A. A. G., U. S. A. 

Colonel CHAELES MOETON, 7th U. S. Cavalry. 

Lieut. Col. JOHN JACOB ASTOE, Insp 'r-Gen., U. S. V. 

Ex-officio. 



Major-General WM. E. SHAFTEE, IT. S. A., retired. 

Lieut. General S. B. M. YOUNG, U. S. A., retired. 

Major-General S. S. SUMNEE, U. S. A. 

Brigadier-General ADELBEET AMES, CT. S. V. 

Major-General WALLACE F. EANDOLPH, IT. S. A., retired. 

Brigadier-General CHAMBEES MeKIBBIN, U. S. A., retired. 

Colonel THEODOEE EOOSEVELT, 1st IT. S. V. Cavalry 

Brigadier-General E. D. DIMMICK, IT. S. A., retired. 

Lieutenant-Colonel CHAS. DICK, 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. 

(Major-General Ohio National Guard) 

Colonel GEO. A. HAEEIES, 1st D. C. Volunteer Infantry 

(Brigadier-General D. C. Militia) 

Colonel AETHUE L. WAGNEE, General Staff, IT. S. A. 



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Major-General J. C. BEECKINEIDGE, U. S. A., retired. 
Captain CHAELES D. EHODES, General Staff, U. S. A. 
Captain LEEOY W. HEEEON, 1st D. C. Volunteer Infantry. 

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General Orders \ 
No. 26. j 



Headquarters U. S. Troops in Cuba, 
Santiago de Cuba, July 19, 1898. 



The successful accomplishment of the campaign against 
Santiago, resulting in its downfall and the surrender of the 
Spanish forces, the capture <of large amounts of military stores, 
together with the destruction of the entire Spanish fleet in the 
harbor, which, upon the investment of the city, was forced to 
leave, is one of which this Army can well be proud. 

This has been accomplished through the heroic deeds of the 
Army, and to its officers and men the Major-General Commanding 
offers his sincere thanks for their endurance of hardships here- 
tofore unknown in the American Army. The work you have 
accomplished may well appeal to the pride of your countrymen, 
and has been rivalled upon but few occasions in the world 's history. 
Landing upon an unknown coast, you faced dangers in disembark- 
ing and overcame obstacles that even in looking back seem insur- 
mountable. Seizing, with the assistance of the Navy, the towns 
of Daiquiri and Siboney, you pushed boldly forth, gallantly driving 
back the enemy's outposts in the engagement of La Quasima and 
completed the concentration of the Army near Sevilla, within 
sight of the Spanish stronghold at Santiago de Cuba. 

The outlook from Sevilla was one that might well have 
appalled the stoutest heart; behind you ran a narrow road, made 
well nigh impassable by rains, while to the front you looked out 
upon high foothills, covered with a dense tropical growth, which 
could only be traversed by bridle paths, terminating within range 
of the enemy's guns. Nothing daunted, you responded eagerly to 
the order to close upon the foe and attacking at Caney and San 
Juan, drove him from work to work, until he took refuge within 
his last and strongest entrenchments immediately surrounding the 
city. 

Despite the fierce glare of a southern sun, and rains that fell 
in torrents, you valiantly withstood his attempts to drive you from 

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the position your valor had won. Holding in your vice-like grip 
the Army opposed to you, after seventeen days of battle and 
siege, you were rewarded by the surrender of nearly 24,000 
prisoners — 12,000 being those in your immediate front, the others 
scattered in the various towns of eastern Cuba, freeing completely 
the eastern part of the island from Spanish troops. This was not 
done without great sacrifices. The death of 230 gallant soldiers, 
and the wounding of 1,284 others, shows but too plainly the fierce 
contest in which you were engaged. The few reported missing 
are undoubtedly among the dead, as no prisoners were lost. For 
those who have fallen in battle with you, the Commanding 
General sorrows, and with you will ever cherish their memory. 
Their devotion to duty sets a high example of courage and patriot- 
ism to our fellow-countrymen. 

All who have participated in the campaign, battle and siege 
of Santiago de Cuba will recall with pride the grand deeds accom- 
plished, and will hold one another dear for having shared great 
sufferings, hardships and triumphs together. All may well feel 
proud to inscribe on their banner the name of "Santiago de 
Cuba. ' ' 

By command of Major-General Shafter: 

E. J. McCLERNAND, 

Assistant Adjutant-General. 



Washington, D. C, July 16, 1898. 
GENERAL SHAFTER, 

Commanding U. S. Forces, 
Santiago, Playa: 
The President of the United States sends you and your brave 
Army the profound thanks of the American people for the brilliant 
achievements at Santiago, resulting in the surrender of the city 
and all of the Spanish troops and territory under General Toral. 
Your splendid command has endured not only the hardships and 
sacrifices incident to campaign and battle, but in stress of heat and 
weather has triumphed iover obstacles which would have overcome 
men less brave and determined. One and all have displayed the 
most conspicuous gallantry and earned the gratitude of the Nation. 
The hearts of the people turn with tender sympathy to the sick 
and wounded. May the Father of Mercies protect and comfort 

them ' WILLIAM McKINLEY. 



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The organization of a Military Society to perpetuate the 
memories of the Santiago Campaign had been considered before 
the expedition sailed for Cuba, and was discussed in the camps 
at Tampa and on board some of the transports during the voyage. 
It was not, however, until after the fierce battles of July, culmi- 
nating in the capitulation of the Spanish garrisons and the sur- 
render of the city and province, that the matter took definite 
shape. The Commanding General having been consulted and his 
approval obtained, the following letter was sent by Major-General 
H. W. Lawton, commanding the Second Division, to the several 
division and subordinate commanders: 

Headquarters 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, 
My Dear General: Santiago de Cuba, July 29, 1898. 

I desire to suggest, in consideration of the custom in our 
service and of the importance, historically and otherwise, of the 
Santiago Campaign, that to commemorate the heroic work of our 
brave little Army, and to more closely cement the feeling of com- 
rady which now prevails among those who took part in the trying 
duties incident thereto, that a meeting be called for the purpose 
of organizing the "Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba," 
the purposes to be decided at said meeting. If I may be permitted, 
I would suggest that it be for the purposes as above recited, and 
for the recording and proper preservation of the historical events 
of the campaign, and a careful and complete compilation of accur- 
ate maps of the field operations, and for the permanent organiz- 
ation of this Society, to be composed of all persons who were 
at any time present with any portion of the command between 
the date of sailing from Tampa, Florida, and the final surrender 
of Santiago, and that a suitably inscribed medal be adopted, which 
Congress should be asked to present to each participant in the 
campaign, or in case Congress will not so act, then that said medal 
shall be made under the direction of the Society from bronze 
to be supplied from one of the guns captured from the Spanish at 
Santiago, and issued to any member who shall pay the cost price 
of same. If this idea, or some modification of it, meets your 
approval, will you kindly meet with others at the Governor's 
Palace, Santiago de Cuba, Sunday at 3 p. m., the 31st instant, 

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and please request each regiment under your command to send 
one delegate to said meeting. This subject has been suggested to 
the Commanding General and has his approval. 

Very respectfully, 

H. W. LAWTON, 
Major-General U. S. Volunteers. 

Pursuant to this call about seventy-five officers, representing 
all the troops then in front of Santiago, assembled in the Gover- 
nor's Palace at 3 o'clock P. M., July 31st, 1898. The meeting 
was called to order by General Lawton, who briefly stated its 
purpose. 

Major-General Joseph Wheeler, U. S. V., was chosen tempor- 
ary Chairman, and upon taking the chair said: 

"Gentlemen: — I thank you for the honor of being called as 
the temporary Chairman of this gathering of my fellow officers, 
who have met to consider the advisability of organizing a Society 
of the Army of Santiago. 

"The rapidly occurring events of the campaign of the past 
five or six weeks have been of a character which will ever bring 
together the hearts of those who have participated. 

"This Army by its endurance and courage has already won 
the admiration of the civilized world, and it is most natural and 
appropriate that men who have stood shoulder to shoulder in such 
a struggle, crowned, as it has been, with glorious victory, should 
desire to cherish and perpetuate its memories." 

General Wheeler adverted to the historic character and value 
of similar societies which have been organized at the close of the 
several wars in which our country has been engaged, enumerating 
the Order of the Cincinnati, organized by Washington's officers 
at the close of the American Eevolution; the Society of the War 
of 1812, the Aztec Society, and the various other societies growing 
out of the War of 1861- '65, and, in concluding, said: 

"This campaign, in which we have been engaged, though 
brief in duration, has probably been more fruitful in results than 
those of any of the wars I have mentioned, and will certainly be 
classed as one of the most remarkable in military history, and, in 
closing, I repeat, it has made this Army famous throughout the 
world. ' ' 

Major Alfred C. Sharpe, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. V. 
(Captain 22nd U. S. Infantry), was chosen Secretary. 

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A committee, consisting of Generals Ludlow, Kent, Lawton, 
Ames, and Lieutenants Miley and Kane, was appointed to frame 
a Constitution and By-Laws and report at the next meeting. 

After some discussion the meeting adjourned to meet at the 
same place one week later. 

II. 

At the second meeting, held in the Governor's Palace, August 
7, 1898 (about one hundred officers being present), the Committee 
on Constitution not being ready to report, asked for an extension 
of time, which was granted. The society was then permanently 
organized by the election of Major-General Wm. E. Shafter as 
President, Major-General Joseph Wheeler as First Vice-President, 
and Major Alfred C. Sharpe as Secretary. 

Upon taking the chair as President, General Shafter said that 
he "considered the honor thus conferred upon him second only to 
that of commanding the Fifth Corps. He did not believe there 
was any similar body of troops in the world the equal of this 
Corps when it landed at Daiquiri and Siboney. They were the 
result of a process of selection and training which had been going 
on for several years; and the volunteer contingent, although not 
as select and trained as the others, were as fine a body of men as 
volunteers had ever been." 

After some discussion the Society adjourned, to meet at the 
call of the President at Montauk Point, Long Island, New York. 

III. 

Nearly all the troops of the Santiago Expedition having re- 
turned to the United States during the month of August, a meeting 
was called by the President at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, 
September 14, 1898. No quorum being present at this meeting, 
an adjournment was taken till two o 'clock P. M. the following 
day. 

At three o'clock P. M., September 15, 1898, the meeting was 
called to order, Major-General Joseph Wheeler, First Vice-President, 
in the chair. Major-General Ludlow, Chairman of the Committee 
on Constitution and By-Laws, submitted a report and draft of a 

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constitution. Major G. Creighton Webb proposed as a substitute 
a constitution which he had prepared. Major-General Shafter, 
President of the Society, now arrived, and was yielded the chair 
by General Wheeler. The Society then took up the two proposed 
constitutions and discussed them section by section. After three 
hours' earnest debate the Constitution as finally agreed upon was 
adopted. 

On motion of Major-General Chaffee it was 

Eesolved, That the By-Laws of this Society shall be formulated 
and adopted by the Council. 

The Society then proceeded to the election of officers provided 
for in the Constitution. 

The President was authorized to appoint a committee to select 
a suitable medal and insignia to be worn by the members of the 
Society, and also to select a seal. 

The following-named officers were appointed on this committee: 
Major-General Wm. Ludlow, Lieutenant-Colonel John Jacob Astor, 
and Major G. Creighton Webb. 

At 6.30 P. M. the meeting adjourned sine die. 

IV. 

A reunion of the Society was held in Detroit, Mich., on July 
16-17-18, 1903. The following was the programme of exercises: 

Program 

3FirHl Say, 3ttlg lBth 

Parade 10:30 a. m. 

Major Gen. A. R. Chaffee, U. S. Army, Grand Marshal. 

Col. C. V. Hard, U. S. V., Chief of Staff 

Drill by United States Troops . 3:30 p. m. and 8:00 p. m. 

Exception, Eiver Excursion and Naval Parade . 8:30 p. m. 

^ermtn Say. 3July l?tlr 

Convention of the Society at Masonic Temple 

First Session . . . . 9:00 a. m. 

Second Session . . . . 2:00 p. m. 

Banquet 8:30 p. m. 

®hird Say, Jlulu 1BU? 
Trolley Eide . .' . . • .10:00 a. m. 

Drill by United States Troops . 3:30 p. m. and 8:00 p. m. 

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Jlttairpiiratum 



At the Convention on July 17th, 1903, the incorporation of 
the Society, as authorized by act of Congress, was completed by 
the following articles: 

Whereas, on the first day of July, 1902, the President duly 
approved a bill passed by Congress (Public No. 233) which there- 
by became a law, and is to be found in Vol. 32, part 1, Session 
Laws, 57th Congress, First Session, Ch. 1367, Page 661, of which 
the following is a copy: 

(Here follows a copy of the Act of Congress incorporating the 
Society.) 

' ' Now, therefore, in pursuance thereof, appear the following 
named incorporators, Officers and Members of the Council of the 
Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba, a voluntary and unin- 
corporated association, duly authorized thereunto by said associa- 
tion, for the purpose of accepting the terms of the above Act of 
Congress, according to the letter and spirit thereof, and we do 
hereby accept the same and associate and incorporate ourselves, 
our associates and successors as a body politic and incorporate in 
the District of Columbia under the name and style of the Society 
of the Army of Santiago de Cuba. 

' ' The said incorporators, in order to more fully carry out the 
provisions of the foregoing act, and to accomplish the purposes of 
the said Society, do hereby adopt the following Constitution and 
By-Laws: 

(Here follows a copy of the Constitution and By-Laws.) 

"All officers and Members of Council of the unincorporated 
Society are hereby declared to be Officers and Members of Coun- 
cil of the incorporated Society, with the power to act as such until 
their successors are elected, and all members of the unincorporated 
Society are declared to be members of the incorporated Society. 

"In testimony whereof, we do hereunto severally affix our 
names." 

(Here follow the signatures of the Incorporators.) 

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ADOPTED AT CAMP WIKOFF, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. 
SEPTEMBER 15, 1898 



1. The title of this .organization shall be "THE SOCIETY 
OF THE ARMY OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA." 

2. The purpose of this organization is to record the history 
and conserve the memory of the events of the campaign which 
resulted in the surrender on the 17th day of July, 1898, of the 
Spanish Army, the city of Santiago de Cuba and the military 
province to which it pertained. 

3. The membership of the Society shall consist of all officers 
and soldiers of the United States Army (including Acting Assist- 
ant Surgeons and authorized Volunteer Aides), who constituted 
the expeditionary force to Santiago de Cuba and who worthily 
participated in the campaign between the dates of June 14 and 
July 17, 1898, and who shall signify their wish for membership 
by making application and paying the dues. 

4. The officers of the Society shall be as follows: A Presi- 
ident, four (4) Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and Treasurer, an 
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, a Historian, a Registrar Gen- 
eral (who may have four Division Registrars to assist him), and a 
Council. 

The Council shall consist of ten (10) members and the officers 
above named, who shall be ex-officio members of the same. 
Ex-Presidents and ex-Secretaries of the organization shall be 
ex-officio members of the Council, with all the privileges of regu- 
lar members of that body. (Adopted June 20, 1904.) 

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5. The officers shall be elected annually to serve for one 
year, or until the election of their successors. 

6. The election of officers shall be by a majority vote of the 
members present at the adoption of this Constitution, and there- 
after by the members of the Council. 

7. The duties of the Council shall be to act as an advisory 
body in all matters relating to the general conduct -of the 
Society, to pass upon the applications for membership and ques- 
tions of discipline, to audit the accounts of the Treasurer, and to 
authorize expenditures to be made in behalf of the Society. 

8. Local branches of the Society may be formed with the 
prior approval of the Council in any locality where the resident 
members may so desire; and such branches may hold such meetings 
and adopt such by-laws, not inconsistent with the Constitution 
and By-Laws of the Society, as they may deem expedient, — full 
report of the formation and proceedings of such branches, with 
copies of by-laws adopted, to be filed with the Secretary. 

9. The Council may call a meeting, or provide for a reunion 
of the Society, at its discretion. The date and place of meeting 
of the Society shall be decided upon by the Council, and due public 
notice thereof shall be given at least one month before the time 
indicated, and thin notice shall be repeated one week prior to 
the meeting. 

10. The President may at his discretion, and shall at the 
request of five (5) members of the Council, call a meeting of that 
body. 

11. There shall be three classes of membership, namely: 
First, Original Members; Second, Members by Inheritance, to 
consist of lineal male descendants of Original Members; and, 
Third, Members by Succession, to consist of those male blood 
relatives of the first or second class to whom in the absence of 
lineal descendants the right of inheritance to one (1) membership 
may be devised by decedent members. Members by inheritance 
shall include those who are lineal male descendants of any officer 
or enlisted man now deceased who was killed or died of wounds 
received or disease contracted in the line of duty in the Santiago 

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campaign and who, had he survived, would have been eligible 
to membership. 

Honorary membership shall be conferred upon all duly ac- 
credited Military and Naval Attaches of foreign governments who 
were present on land in Cuba with the Fifth Army Corps at any 
time during the Santiago campaign. Honorary members shall be 
exempt from the payment of dues, and shall not be entitled to vote. 
{Adopted June 20, IQ04 ) 

12. A suitable medal and insignia for the officers and mem- 
bers shall be provided. 

13. The By-Laws shall make provision for such annual dues 
as will meet the necessary expenses of the Society. 

14. This Constitution may be changed by a two-thirds vote 
of the membership of the Society, not less than six months' notice 
having been previously given to the members of the proposed 
amendments. The By-Laws may be changed by a three-fourths 
vote of the Council. 



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Ig-Eahts 
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ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL NOVEMBER 19, 1898 



1. The President shall preside at the annual meetings of the 
Society, and all orders and circulars will be issued by his direction 
and in his name. He will also authorize necessary and proper 
disbursements by the Treasurer, subject to the approval of the 
Council. 

2. In case of disability on the part of the President the First 
Vice-President will assume and discharge his functions, and, in 
case of his disability, then the Second Vice-President. Absence 
in a foreign country will be considered disability within the mean- 
ing of this paragraph. 

3. The Secretary and Treasurer will keep the records and 
conduct the official correspondence of the Society, under the di- 
rection of the President. He will keep a list of the members, 
record all changes therein, and certify the same to the Eegistrar- 
General. He will be charged with the custody of and accounting 
for all receipts and disbursements. He will keep the seal of the 
Society and affix it to the Certificates of Membership duly issued, 
and to all other instruments of the Society which may be appro- 
priately attested under seal. 

4. The Eegistrar-General shall be responsible for the collection 
and safe keeping of all maps and all .official military reports re- 
lating to the Campaign of Santiago de Cuba. He will also safely 
keep the blank certificates of membership. 

5. Annual meetings will be held at such time and place as 
shall be determined by a committee of three (3) members, to be 

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named by the President, and provision will be made by this 
Committee for a dinner, or such other suitable form of entertain- 
ment as shall be deemed advisable for furthering the objects of 
the Society. 

6. Each member of the Society shall be entitled to wear the 
badge and button of the Society. 

7. No entrance fee will be required. The annual dues shall 
be one dollar ($1.00) payable in advance, upon receipt of which, 
and the verification of the claim of the applicant for membership, 
a Certificate .of Membership will be issued by the Secretary and 
Treasurer; Provided, That, any member who shall fail to pay his 
dues for two successive years, or who shall hereafter be dismissed, 
or cashiered, or discharged without honor, or dishonorably dis- 
charged from the service of the United States, shall be dropped 
from the rolls of the Society. {Adopted April 5, /goo) 

Any member in good standing, or any person eligible to mem- 
bership, may become a Life Member upon payment into the Treas- 
ury of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Life members shall be pro- 
vided by the Secretary and Treasurer with appropriate certificates 
of Life Membership. (Adopted April 30. 1901.) 

8. The Eegistrar-General and the Historian shall constitute 
a Committee to whom all applications for membership shall be 
referred, and the duty of this Committee shall be to investigate 
and verify the connection of the applicant with the expedition. 
In case of disagreement in the Committee the data in the case 
will be submitted to the President, and upon his approval the 
applicant will be admitted. 

9. The Eegistrar-General shall keep the Official Eegister of 
Membership, with the Eecord of service in each case. 

10. The fiscal year begins September 15th, the date of the 
adoption of the Constitution. 

11. For convenience in distinguishing the parent society 
from its branches, it may be referred to and designated in official 
correspondence and records as the National Society, and the Presi- 
dent, Vice-Presidents, and other officers, may in like manner be 

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designated and referred to as the National President, Vice-Presi- 
dent, etc. (Adopted April 30 1901.) 

12. The President may appoint a Finance Committee of three 
members, residing in the United States. It shall be the duty of the 
Finance Committee to invest in proper securities any surplus or 
permanent funds of the Society which may be reported to the 
President by the Secretary and Treasurer. Such reports shall be 
made annually at the close of the fiscal year, and oftener if the 
President shall so direct. Securities may be sold and the funds re- 
invested, in the discretion of the Finance Committee. They shall 
be bought and sold in the name of the President of the Society, 
shall be endorsed by him (where such endorsement is legally nec- 
essary), and shall be at all times safely kept on deposit in the 
Fourth National Bank of the City of New York, the Depository of 
the Society, or in such other place as the President shall in writ- 
ing direct. ( Adopted April 30, 1901 ) 

13. This Society shall be incorporated under the Statutes of 
the United States, or of the District of Columbia, as the Presi- 
dent may direct, as "The Society of the Army of Santiago de 
Cuba. ' ' ( Adopted April 30, 1901. ) 

14. Any member who resigns or is dropped from the rolls of 
a Branch and who is in arrears of dues shall not be eligible to 
membership in another Branch until the arrears are paid. ( Adopted 
Sept. 30, 1904) 

15. On and after Sept. 15, 1904, all members who were mus- 
tered out of the United States Service during or after the Santiago 
campaign as enlisted men and who were not subsequently appointed 
commissioned officers in either the regular or volunteer forces of 
the United States or Philippine Scouts shall be exempt from the 
payment of dues after having paid the same for seven years. 
(Adopted Sept. 30, 1904. ) 



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Ittfimnatum 



It is the desire of the Council to procure and publish a com- 
plete register of all persons eligible to membership in the Society. 
This will require considerable time and labor. Pending the prepar- 
ation of this data the Council has authorized the enrollment of ap- 
plicants upon the certificate of the Begimental, Battalion or Detach- 
ment Commander. Staff .officers, whose record is not personally 
known to some member of the Council, should procure the certificate 
of their commanding General; Medical officers and members of 
the Hospital Corps, the certificate of their Chief Surgeon or Senior 
Medical Officer, and Non-Commissioned Staff Officers and other 
enlisted men the certificate of their Company, Battalion, Eegi- 
mental or Post Commander. 

Applicants who join during the latter half of the Society 
fiscal year (March 16 to September 15) are credited with dues to 
the end of the following year. 

A membership card is sent to each member upon enrollment. 

Information concerning the Society badge, button, etc., may 
be obtained from Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Where several applicants reside at the same place it will be 
found convenient to unite their remittance in one New York 
draft. The dues ($1.00) should accompany application and be 
made payable to the order of the Treasurer. 

The Society has established ' ' The Santiago Prize ' ' of $50.00 in 

the Military Service Institution, competition open to all officers of 

the Army and National Guard below the rank of Major; papers to 

be submitted before December 1st (see Announcements, Journal 

M. S. I.). 

A. C. SHAEPE, 

Lt. Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. A. 

National Secretary and Treasurer. 
Address: 

Care of War Department, 

Washington, D. C. 

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